V + -는 대로, A + -(으)ㄴ 대로, N + 대로 (As, in accordance with / As soon as)

Conjugation & Pattern

• In accordance with: Verb + -는 대로 (present) / -(으)ㄴ 대로 (past) | Noun + 대로
• As soon as: Verb (present) + -는 대로
• Proportional acceptance: V/A + -(으)면 -(으)ㄴ/는 대로

Detailed Usage

Three core uses: 1) Doing something exactly as seen/heard/planned; 2) Doing something immediately upon an event (like -자마자); 3) Repeated stems (비싸면 비싼 대로) to mean 'in proportion to' or 'to the utmost limit'.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   선생님이 부르시는 대로 받아 썼습니다.

   Seonsaengnimi bureusineun daero bada sseotseumnida.

   I wrote down the dictation exactly as the teacher read it aloud.

2. 2

   고향에 도착하는 대로 편지를 드리겠습니다.

   Gohyange dochakhaneun daero pyeonjireul deurigetseumnida.

   I will write you a letter as soon as I arrive in my hometown.

3. 3

   비싸면 비싼 대로 제값을 한다.

   Bissamyeon bissan daero jegapseul handa.

   If it's expensive, it's worth its high price in its own way.